SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492015-03-03T15:48:32-07:00SparkFun ElectronicsMikeGrusin on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WMikeGrusinurn:uuid:ad72ab74-4c80-77b4-324c-a44f0fd024412013-07-07T22:40:33-06:00<p>Oops! You&rsquo;re right, good eye!</p>ebird97 on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10Webird97urn:uuid:c9ef3ca7-642a-fbf8-6270-a5aeb52f2cdd2013-07-07T22:28:56-06:00<p>Correction: 16V 1.25A, you don&rsquo;t increase your current capability by adding in series.</p>MikeGrusin on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WMikeGrusinurn:uuid:5a5be5fb-3392-9723-1e14-b0bb3dc57ee02013-06-27T15:47:16-06:00<p>Yes. Two in series will give you 16V / 2.5A max.</p>Mechcondrid on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WMechcondridurn:uuid:c78dbdf5-4813-cd4d-26db-9971a45f90db2013-06-27T12:54:15-06:00<p>can these be put in series to output at least 12-14 volts?</p>dwegmull on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10Wdwegmullurn:uuid:5422149d-3743-9d00-1764-c2697644a9ad2012-11-11T10:59:56-07:00<p>I just bought this panel. I will try to answer some of the open questions about it.
With extreme care it might be possible to remove the aluminum frame to make the panel thinner but then it would loose its rigidity and the cells could easily beak&hellip;
There is a sticker on the back with the following information:
Peak power: 10W
Max power voltage: 8.2V
Max power current: 1.21A
Open circuit voltage: 10.2V
Short circuit current: 1.37A
Maximum system voltage: 1000V
Operating temperature: -40°C to +85°C</p>rwizard on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10Wrwizardurn:uuid:4fba0d6e-ebc0-97b5-5993-7f40fb34eb3c2012-09-21T10:48:26-06:00<p>On your planet it is pi pounds. Here on Jupiter it is a lot heavier.</p>Deltaray on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WDeltarayurn:uuid:424dca3d-97d7-6b90-f022-a22e0a9fde1f2012-08-16T08:44:45-06:00<p>Actually, its kinda interesting that this is almost exactly pi pounds. 1.425 kg is 3.14159 pounds.</p>relaxing on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10Wrelaxingurn:uuid:32b06adf-934d-6283-b18c-0f84b20ae9b62012-01-08T09:36:24-07:00<p>Pi pounds of pie. A pound of pie weighs a pound.</p>josepilove on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10Wjosepiloveurn:uuid:a1fcbb2d-fd56-46e0-7f4c-dfdede112ff92011-12-18T13:35:59-07:00<p>can it be disassembled to cut down on the thickness? An inch thick seems a bit much.</p>Trunet on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WTruneturn:uuid:76a4f231-b165-3f70-8323-374652b712eb2011-09-07T19:16:42-06:00<p>Is this waterproof?</p>Customer #85747 on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WCustomer #85747urn:uuid:2468e216-514e-99a5-5228-2bd16b37e7502011-06-21T13:21:42-06:00<p>Anyone know when these&rsquo;ll be back in stock?</p>Pearce on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WPearceurn:uuid:aa85736e-3e16-8a60-9c4c-c7aee996d8e92011-06-08T12:16:17-06:00<p>It&rsquo;s fairly large, so it might not be the best if you&rsquo;re looking for portability.</p>Customer #231018 on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WCustomer #231018urn:uuid:733c1693-fd9d-c532-d6a4-5df4d25550832011-06-08T10:44:21-06:00<p>so would this be a good candidate for a solar usb charger?</p>Customer #211658 on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WCustomer #211658urn:uuid:0a8bec61-9263-4a83-adea-779b287614412011-06-07T19:29:22-06:00<p>Have you measured the open circuit voltage and short circuit current of this unit like what you&rsquo;ve done for other solar panels?</p>desrt on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10Wdesrturn:uuid:75f318bf-97fc-a2b9-9a75-2896c2827c012011-01-19T12:41:16-07:00<p>I am in physical possession of one of these panels, and the datasheet at <a href="http://sharesend.com/cm096" rel="nofollow" >http://sharesend.com/cm096</a> doesn&rsquo;t seem to be accurate. Both the electrical characteristics and physical appearance are much closer to what&rsquo;s listed here in the product description (although I&rsquo;ve seen the completely unloaded open-circuit voltage get as high as 12V).<br/>
According to a Sparkfun employee on IRC this panel is a custom-made part for SFE by a company called NingBo Evergreen Plastic Factory (<a href="http://www.appolloo.cn/" rel="nofollow" >http://www.appolloo.cn/</a>). Because of that, I wouldn&rsquo;t be surprised if there is no datasheet at all&hellip;<br/>
ps: I bought mine from a SFE distributor in Toronto and it came with a ~2m red and black stranded power cord with a barrel plug on the end (that fits nicely into the Arduino, for example).</p>Customer #19027 on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WCustomer #19027urn:uuid:f82a87bb-1727-e010-a3a6-b6fd087c62df2010-12-02T15:01:03-07:00<p>Can anyone confirm that the above spec sheet is correct for this panel? or is the info above the correct details? has anyone found the curves for this panel to understand where the sweet spot is?</p>EvanTeitelman on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WEvanTeitelmanurn:uuid:299cdaa6-1ec7-73a8-04b0-8db07ef7b12e2010-11-22T20:11:49-07:00<p>They are mono.</p>mud-o-tron on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10Wmud-o-tronurn:uuid:8077bde7-4a9b-fdf3-5700-c37a2920a8172010-10-22T20:04:29-06:00<p>Datasheet:<br/>
<a href="http://sharesend.com/cm096" rel="nofollow" >http://sharesend.com/cm096</a><br/>
The specs on the data sheet differ from the product description, and I&rsquo;m not certain which is correct.</p>mhanuel on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10Wmhanuelurn:uuid:99404d30-6f3d-0ff0-bf45-b0b51fadfd3c2010-09-23T17:11:33-06:00<p>Does anybody know what technology are these solar panels?.<br/>
Crystalline, amorphous silicon???</p>alphageek on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10Walphageekurn:uuid:105b5b32-a09c-3ed1-c9e5-50075d3566e52010-06-30T08:53:18-06:00<p>talking to myself..<br/>
mono (by the cell design). I really should have clued in on that</p>alphageek on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10Walphageekurn:uuid:9b654fe7-1044-b658-bf56-16ae7ca0e8712010-06-30T08:09:33-06:00<p>mono, poly, or (doubtfully) amorphous?<br/>
inquiring minds want to know</p>CornDog on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WCornDogurn:uuid:d1e54492-f914-dace-c8e2-e95538c222062010-06-15T13:32:04-06:00<p>It would be nice to know the temperature correction factors as well.</p>RobertC. on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WRobertC.urn:uuid:9fb2e1ea-4efb-3369-3e55-f5d7e4b05ce72010-06-07T12:33:12-06:00<p>We do not. We are going to do more testing once we have a bit more sun. But it&rsquo;s 10 watts and the highest power is achieved at about 8V.</p>RobertC. on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WRobertC.urn:uuid:d3feac1b-53e6-eecd-e0d0-31de998238932010-06-07T12:32:17-06:00<p>It&rsquo;s the same weight as a pound of pie! Which is 3.14 pounds of course.</p>RobertC. on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WRobertC.urn:uuid:b025e5ed-c988-78c4-0293-57a609433da32010-06-07T12:30:53-06:00<p>Our scales aren&rsquo;t that big. Dimensions are correct.</p>CornDog on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WCornDogurn:uuid:f4d4c521-eace-5ddb-8338-8193ca55cd822010-06-06T11:15:37-06:00<p>Is there a spec sheet on this?</p>wchill on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10Wwchillurn:uuid:8442ceaa-de74-a7c0-b6f7-0c11930cb8722010-06-04T18:07:49-06:00<p>How heavy is this panel? It looks like it could fit on my messenger bag!</p>Single T on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WSingle Turn:uuid:399e006e-02fb-9697-fae9-5c537d19338e2010-06-04T15:13:56-06:00<p>Hi,<br/>
Thanks for mentioning this. We will try to get the scale added to these photos.<br/>
These panels are huge! It really is about a foot, by a little more than a foot. I can&rsquo;t wait to build something with these.<br/>
Thanks,<br/>
Tim</p>BrainSlugs83 on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WBrainSlugs83urn:uuid:90c6f429-2661-7e93-182f-82b37c21871e2010-06-04T15:01:11-06:00<p>The article says: Dimensions: 14.125 x 11.5 x 1"<br/>
I was a little confused at first too though as I didn&rsquo;t see a scale in any of the pictures.</p>SlyVixsky on PRT-09759 - Solar Panel - 10WSlyVixskyurn:uuid:98c4b6aa-5806-e17d-4336-8d0bd7f260322010-06-03T23:25:16-06:00<p>8 volts will run just about anything ive got handy. wonder what the dimensions are?</p>